Improvement in the methods of ornamenting moldings



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN GSCHIVIND AND CHARLES GSOHIVIND, OF UNION, AND CHARLES BEBERDIOK,OF HOBOKEN, NEV JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN THE METHODSOF ORNAMENTING MOLDINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 151,586, dated June 2,187 application filed February 17, 1874.

T 0 all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN GSOHWIND, of the town of Union, in the countyof Hudson and State of New Jersey, and CHARLES GsOHWIND, of the sameplace, and CHARLES BEBERDICK, 0t Hoboken, in the county of Hudson andState of New Jersey, have invented an Improved Method of OrnamentingFoil- Oovercd Moldings for Frames, Panels, &o.,

of which the following is a specification:

This invention has for its object to impart to the surfaces of moldingsthat are used for picture-frames, looking-glasses, in rooms, &c., atint, such as red, green, blue, rose, &c., of suitable shade and of atransparent character, so as to allow the metallic luster of the gold,silver, or imitation gold or silver foil, with which the moldings arecovered, to be perceptible through, and impart a gloss of peculiar kindto the tinted surfaces of the moldings. The moldings will then appeartinted, and at the same time will have the metallic luster of the foil.Our invention consists in a new method of ornamenting molding byapplying a transparent tinted "arnish to thefoil of the moldings, aswill be hereinafter more fully described.

The composition and preparation of the transparent tinted varnish weprefer to use for covering the foil of the moldings are as follows: 'loabout forty-eight grains of aniline color we take about one quart ofalcohol, four ounces of powdered shellac, and about one pound ofgumsandarac.

The aniline color is finely powdered and mixed with some of the alcohol,so that it may be well dissolved therein. Instead of the aniline color,any other coloring matter may be used; but if mineral or vegetablecoloring matter is used instead of the aniline color, about one hundredand forty-four grains thereof should be taken in place of the fortyeightgrains of aniline. The mixture is allowed to stand for about two days,so that the color will be thoroughly dissolved. In order to reduce thismixture to a still higher degree of fineness, it may then be ground overon a slab until all grains of color have been completely reduced. To thecolor thus prepared the remaining alcohol and the other ingredientshereinbefore named are next added, or such ingredients may be addedbefore grindmg.

After these substances have been thoroughly mixed, the compound is leftto distill for about five or six days, and is then finally filtered, inorder to be perfectly clear and of equal shade throughout.

.The tint of the aniline or other coloring matter may evidently bevaried, so that an infinite number of tints, such as red, green, blue,orange, &c., may be produced.

The transparent tinted varnish, prepared as described, is applied overthe gold or silver, or imitation gold or silver foil, with which themoldings are covered, and will impart to the moldings a most beautifultint, and still allow the foil to show through the transparent tintedvarnish, thus giving a surface of most exquisite beauty.

If transparent tinted varnish prepared of the ingredients named, and inabout the proportions specitied, is applied to a foil-covered molding, avery delicate and light shade of color will be produced. If it should bedesired to have a darker shade, a second coat of the transparent tintedvarnish is applied over the first; a third coat will make the shade ofthe molding still darker, and so on, so that by a sutficient number ofapplications of the transparent tinted varnish, the shade may be madevery dark. If it should be desirable,

two or more transparent tinted varnishes of difierent tints may beapplied to the same molding, either side by side, or one on top of theother, and various designs and combinations of color may thus beobtained.

e claim as our invention- The improved method of ornamenting foilcoveredmoldings for frames, panels, 820., by means of a tinted transparentvarnish, prepared and applied substantially as described, and for thepurpose above set forth.

JOHN GSCHWIND. G. GSOHWIND. OH. BEBERDIOK.

Witnesses:

A. V. BRIESEN, GHAs. RAETTIG.

